"Vitamin E" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A generic descriptor for all TOCOPHEROLS and TOCOTRIENOLS that exhibit ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL activity. By virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus, these compounds exhibit varying degree of antioxidant activity, depending on the site and number of methyl groups and the type of ISOPRENOIDS.
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D014810
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.909 D03.633.100.150.909
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitamin E" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence and risk factors of micronutrient deficiencies pre- and post-antiretroviral therapy (ART) among a diverse multicountry cohort of HIV-infected adults. Clin Nutr. 2016 Feb; 35(1):183-189.
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Increased oxidants and reduced antioxidants in irradiated parenteral nutrition solutions may contribute to the inflammatory response. J Intensive Care Med. 2009 Jul-Aug; 24(4):252-60.
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Quantity versus quality of LDL cholesterol in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia--which is more important? Clin Chim Acta. 2001 Dec; 314(1-2):167-73.
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Vitamin E attenuates the injurious effects of bioactive phospholipids on human ciliated epithelium in vitro. Eur Respir J. 2001 Jul; 18(1):122-9.
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Efficacy of vitamin E compared with either simvastatin or atorvastatin in preventing the progression of atherosclerosis in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Am J Cardiol. 1999 Dec 01; 84(11):1344-6, A7.
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Antioxidants in the treatment of severe pre-eclampsia: an explanatory randomised controlled trial. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1997 Jun; 104(6):689-96.
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Susceptibility of low density lipoprotein to oxidation in familial hypercholesterolaemia. Atherosclerosis. 1995 May; 115(1):9-15.
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Lack of effect of high dose vitamin E on xanthoma regression in homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. Atherosclerosis. 1994 Jun; 107(2):213-9.